ALBANY — A tip about a man with a handgun resulted in the arrest Wednesday of an Albany parolee on weapon and drug charges.

Albany police said Thursday that the tip came in around 4:10 p.m. for the area of 79 S. Ferry St. When they arrived, they found a man, 25-year-old Joshua Weldon, matching the description of the suspect and stopped him.

Weldon had a loaded .25 caliber handgun on him, police said. A search warrant that was later executed at his house also led to the discovery of a clear plastic bag containing clonazepam pills, a sedative used to treat seizures and anxiety disorders, police said.

Weldon was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court.

In 2012, he served time in state prison for second-degree burglary and assault. He was released in March 2016 under the supervision of New York State Parole. His parole is up in 2021.